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SB 1070 Small businesses; clarifies process review of existing regulations.
... notes | add to my profilesSUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Regulatory flexibility for small businesses; periodic review. Clarifies the process for the notice of completion of the small business impact statement and review of existing regulations to minimize the economic impact of regulations on small businesses. The bill (i) changes the periodic review requirement from five years to four years to conform to the procedures for regulatory review adopted by each Governor under §§ 2.2-4013 and 2.2-4017, (ii) adds a requirement to publish a notice of the review and report of the findings in the Virginia Register of Regulations and post the notice on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, and (iii) provides for a 21-day public comment period after publication of the notice. The bill is recommended by the Virginia Code Commission based on a report of the Administrative Law Advisory Committee. The bill is identical to HB 2006.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100913D pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1070ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100913D
- 01/11/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/19/11 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/15/11 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 House: Read second time
- 02/17/11 House: Read third time
- 02/17/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1070ER)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/21/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 315 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/21/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)